NewsLINC

This website is a very informative website that covers all over New England. I enjoy the free part of being able to see stories however I have never heard about it this before. It is easy to navigate and find information that I want to find. It seems like a fairly new website and it is catchy site to be on.

I don't see anything that needs to be updated from a point of view of never seeing this site before.

Take a look at NewsLINC!!!!

"The Sports Fan" Podcast

            On Friday, September 20, the first ever edition of the Sports Fans Podcast was created on sound cloud. Recorded at 9 a.m. the Podcast had a round-table discussion of baseball- and focused on the Boston Red Sox. The host of the show was Andrew Baughn, who interviewed baseball players at Lyndon State College. Those athletes were Shane Lacroix and Mike Raimondi.

            The start of the show included a discussion about the three men’s favorite Red Sox players. Lacroix’s favorite was second baseman Dustin Pedroia. Two Gold glove Awards and one MVP Award are part of Pedroia’s resume, but Lacroix claims that these pedigrees are just part of the reason that make Pedroia such an excellent player. His attitude and work ethic on and off the field are what set him apart in Lacroix’s mind. Pedroia works hard and gives everything he has every time he steps on the diamond. His mindset is something every coach wants in a player, and the stats that come with him are impressive as well. These qualities put him in a spot where he is viewed as a leader of this team.  When he won his MVP Award in 2008, Pedroia led the major leagues in runs scored, hits, and doubles. He batted an impressive .326 with 83 runs-batted-in for a man standing at a pedestrian 5’8’’ and 165 pounds. Pedroia is a fan favorite, working hard to win the love of fans. Many baseball fans in New England are fans of the best players, and this theory is holding true for the three speakers.

            Baughn and Raimondi both felt that designated hitter David Ortiz was their favorite Red Sock. Ortiz is a common choice for favorite player among Red Sox nation, and for good reason. Ortiz was a critical component of breaking the “Curse of the Great Bambino” when the Red Sox won the World Series in 2004. “Big Papi” and Manny Ramirez in the middle of the Boston lineup created a formidable force of offense very few pitchers could stop. Bringing the first World Series Title to Boston in 86 years was a huge deal to Red Sox nation and the City of Boston. The region was lucky enough to grab another World Series Title a few years later in 2007, largely in part to Ortiz. In 2007 he led Major League Baseball in walks with 111, and led the league in on-base percentage with .445. Ortiz has been a crucial part of the Red sox success in the mid- 2000s.

            The Red Sox have gone through a huge turn-around this season. Last year at this time, fans were complaining about a poor team and Manager Bobby Valentine saying things publically he should not say. A year later the Red Sox have clinched the American League East Division, and are heading to the playoffs with right now, the best record in Major League Baseball.

            

Shane, Mike and Andrew Podcast

In class Group Project

New LSC students | Infographics

Introduction to Mike, Shane, and Andrew

Podcasts

This has been the first time that I have subscribed to any podcasts. The two that I have subscribed to are both sports related. The first one is ESPN: Olbermann. Keith Olbermann is a sports analysts who covers the latest in all professional and collegiate sports and stories among both of them. I like that he adds humor to the information he is providing us but can also be serious and report certain information. I also like how he interviews other reporters who have covered some of the stories he is talking about. What I don't really like is you can't tell whats next and also sounds like it's just the audio of his TV show that he has so he's talking like we can see what he is talking about. I have watched Olbermann's show before but it is usually on late and I would rather watch Sports Center. However he certainly knows what he is talking about and he doesn't seem biased to anybody in particular. I subscribed to this pod cast on my iPhone.

The second podcast I subscribed to is Get Fit Guy. This guy, Ben Greenfield has short tips to get fit. In each title he has what each podcast is going to be about and I like that. He provides some facts and workout/nutritional tips to become more healthy. I also like that he talks to you like human. He doesn't sound like a monotone informational recording. Although this is the first time I've listened to this podcast, it would be interesting if he put out more than 1 a week. I subscribed to this podcast because I enjoy little tips to become healthier or get more fit and they can be implemented in your day to day life where you don't have to take a huge amount of time out of your day. I also subscribed to this podcast also on my iPhone.

Having subscribed to my first two podcast, I think I will be more likely to listen to the Get Fit Guy more than the ESPN:Olbermann but both are very interesting to me. 

Lyndon State College Hosting the VSO

Come one come all to see the Vermont Symphony Orchestra preform at the Alexander Twilight Theatre on the beautiful campus of Lyndon State College. Music that they will be playing will include but not limited to, Bach and Mozart.

On September 26, the Vermont Symphony Orchestra will continue it's fall tour by performing right here in our own back yard at LSC. They are currently on their annual fall foliage statewide tour titled "Made in Vermont Music Festival." With exciting new features of music and musicians, this is a must see event.

Alan Carter founded the VSO in 1934 and he never looked back. Alan remained Orchestra Director for 40 years.  Currently they have 5 different types of events scheduled into the year 2014.

With exciting new features of music and musicians, this is a must see event. Tickets are available for advanced purchase.

Wood TV Blog critique

After looking over Wood Tv's Bill Steffen's meteorology blog I have seen some interesting thing to a blog.
Every post has a different type of image and weather model which allows his audience to see different things.

If you don't understand weather models like my self, Bill does a great job of describing what he seems. He also stays up to date by updating the blog more than once a day to keep us informed of weather changes.

One of the things that could be fixed is his lengthy writing which could loose audience attention an loose them to other weather pages. Some of the articles I find to chunky and difficult to read because it is lengthy as well as all grouped into 1 paragraph and not in separate chunks.

St. Albans Sunoco Robbed At Gun Point

Early this morning at 1:15am a gentleman approximately 6' tall entered Hometown Sunoco gas station in St. Albans and held the cashier at gun point.

No one was injured in this robbery however, the robber escaped on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash and other items from the store.

The Vermont State police are asking that anyone with information please contact them at 802-524-5993 or the Franklin County Sheriff Department at 802-524-2121. It is an on going investigation and there is an armed man who is wanted.

In class exercise

A Vermont Hunt Gone Bad

A hunt in which two friends had a bear in sight ends tragically.

Conrad Masse of Craftsbury, VT has been charged with Aggravated Assault for shooting his friend Wayne Goff.

Masse and Goff were using bear hounds as they were pushing a bear across Urie Road. Goff just so happened to be on the wrong side of the bear as Masse unloaded three shots as one struck Goff.

Detectives from the Vermont State Police as well as game wardens have recently concluded a lengthy investigation in which Masse has been charged with aggravated assault as well as some other hunting violations.

Conrad Masses will take stand in Orleans Superior Court on Febuary 28, 2014 to answer his charge. 

Blog Critique

The blog I decided to critique was SweetSpot by David Schoenfield.


I like that he gives you a complete update on the previous MLB games. It is mostly his opinion but he certainly has certain things that he looks for and seems knowledgeable about the game. I also like that he not only does a short recap but he also does various posts of other things happening around the league. I also like that he has videos of highlights or interviews or even other reporters talking.

This blog is not "dead" at all. Updated at least once a day with people commenting quite often. But what I see mostly on the last few posts of his, most people are tweeting it or recommending it on Facebook. With this information it shows me people are in fact reading his blog.

If you like the game of baseball like I do this is certainly a good free blog to look at.

espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot&total=1

About My Blog

This blog was created purely on the fact that I love Baseball. As a matter of fact I love sports. The bright green grass also relates to me as I upkeep lawns during the summer as well as the St. Johnsbury Little League fields. When I was searching for a background that really could relate to me and let people know what I am about this is the near perfect one. I also thought that having one like this will differentiate me from others because it is unique.